Community Building Foundation | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 37-1465273
Foundation Overview
Based in Spokane, WA, Community Building Foundation has awarded 152 grants totaling $384,360 to organizations in Washington, New Mexico and 3 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $75 to $22,500, with a median award of $2,000.
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New Applicant Friendliness
3 of 9 recipients (33%) were new grantees. Foundation maintains loyal partnerships while remaining open to qualified new applicants with strong proposals.
Geographic Focus
95% of all grants are concentrated in Washington, demonstrating highly focused geographic giving. This foundation prioritizes deep community impact in its primary service area. Within Washington, funding concentrates in Spokane (91%), Seattle (4%), Cheney (2%).
Funding Trajectory
Declining funding trend with 55% decrease over 7 years may indicate reduced grant opportunities or shifting foundation priorities. This trajectory suggests more competitive application environment.
Program Areas
Highly focused on general purposes with 100% of funding dedicated to this sector. This specialization indicates deep expertise and committed investment in the field.
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Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Community Building Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.
| Name | Amount | Location | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4ge | $5,000 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2023 |
| Peace & Justice Action League Of Spokane | $4,000 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2023 |
| Spokane Riverkeeper | $3,500 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2023 |
| Innovia Foundation - Priority Spokane | $2,500 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2023 |
| Smith Barbierri Progressive Fund | $2,500 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2023 |
| Greater Spokane Progress | $2,000 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2023 |
| The Land Council | $1,850 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2023 |
| Northwest X Talks | $1,750 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2023 |
| The Fig Tree | $500 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2023 |
| If You Could Save Just One | $3,000 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Innovia Foundation - Priority Spokane | $4,750 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Northwest X Talks | $1,750 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Peace & Justice Action League Of Spokane | $2,000 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Spokane Riverkeeper | $3,250 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Greater Spokane Progress | $7,000 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Compassionate Addiction Treatment | $7,000 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Spectrum Center | $5,000 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Refugee Connections Spokane | $4,000 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Carl Maxey Center | $3,000 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Biomimicry 38 | $2,000 | Missoula, MT, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Futurewise | $1,500 | Seattle, WA, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| The Fig Tree | $500 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| If You Could Save Just One | $3,000 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Innovia Foundation - Priority Spokane | $4,750 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Northwest X Talks | $1,750 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Peace & Justice Action League Of Spokane | $2,000 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Spokane Riverkeeper | $3,250 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Greater Spokane Progress | $7,000 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Compassionate Addiction Treatment | $7,000 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Spectrum Center | $5,000 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Refugee Connections Spokane | $4,000 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Carl Maxey Center | $3,000 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Biomimicry 38 | $2,000 | Missoula, MT, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Futurewise | $1,500 | Seattle, WA, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| The Fig Tree | $500 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| If You Could Save Just One | $3,000 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Innovia Foundation - Priority Spokane | $4,750 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Northwest X Talks | $1,750 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Peace & Justice Action League Of Spokane | $2,000 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Spokane Riverkeeper | $3,250 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Greater Spokane Progress | $7,000 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Compassionate Addiction Treatment | $7,000 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Spectrum Center | $5,000 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Refugee Connections Spokane | $4,000 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Carl Maxey Center | $3,000 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Biomimicry 38 | $2,000 | Missoula, MT, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Futurewise | $1,500 | Seattle, WA, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| The Fig Tree | $500 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2022 |
| Spokane Riverkeeper | $2,500 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2021 |
| Greater Spokane Progress | $2,000 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2021 |
| Northwest X Talks | $1,750 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2021 |
| Community Minded Enterprises - Dba Hip Of Spokane | $5,000 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2021 |
| Peace & Justice Action League Of Spokane | $2,000 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2021 |
| Innovia Foundation - Priority Spokane | $2,500 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2021 |
| If You Could Save Just One | $2,000 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2021 |
| Center For Emergent Diplomacy | $3,506 | Santa Fe, NM, US | General Fund | 2021 |
| Veterans Community Response | $5,100 | Veradale, WA, US | General Fund | 2021 |
| Odyssey Youth Movement | $2,000 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2021 |
| Dr Martin Luther King Jr Community Center | $4,000 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2021 |
| Spokane Faus | $250 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2021 |
| Eastern Washington University | $2,000 | Cheney, WA, US | General Fund | 2021 |
| Center For Justice | $2,500 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2020 |
| Eastern Washington University | $2,000 | Cheney, WA, US | General Fund | 2020 |
| Fig Tree | $500 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2020 |
| Futurewise | $1,500 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2020 |
| Greater Spokane Progress | $2,500 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2020 |
| Imagine Jazz | $2,500 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2020 |
| Peace & Justice Action League Of Spokane | $2,000 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2020 |
| Refugee Connections Spokane | $2,000 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2020 |
| Smith Barbieri Progressive Fund | $4,000 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2020 |
| The Lands Council | $1,500 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2020 |
| Building Ohana | $2,000 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2020 |
| Health Equity Circle | $2,000 | Deer Park, WA, US | General Fund | 2020 |
| Innovia Foundation | $2,500 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2020 |
| Spokane Riverkeeper | $1,000 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2020 |
| Terrain Programs | $2,500 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2020 |
| Ywca Of Spokane | $22,500 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2020 |
| American Institute For Economic Research | $1,500 | Great Barrington, MA, US | General Fund | 2018 |
| Campfire Inland Nw | $2,000 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2018 |
| Center For Justice | $2,500 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2018 |
| Christ The King Church | $200 | Seattle, WA, US | General Fund | 2018 |
| Create Your Statement | $500 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2018 |
| Eastern Wa University | $2,000 | Cheney, WA, US | General Fund | 2018 |
| Fig Tree | $1,000 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2018 |
| Futurewise | $2,000 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2018 |
| Greater Spokane Progress | $1,500 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2018 |
| Inland Nw Food Network | $2,000 | Coeur Dalene, ID, US | General Fund | 2018 |
| Kyrs | $2,000 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2018 |
| Odyssey Youth Movement | $2,000 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2018 |
| Peace Justice Action League | $8,000 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2018 |
| Refugee Connections Spokane | $2,000 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2018 |
| Richmond Arts Collective | $2,000 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2018 |
| River City Youth Ops | $2,000 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2018 |
| Roots Of Resistance | $2,000 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2018 |
| Smith Barbieri Progressive Fund | $740 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2018 |
| Spark Central | $2,000 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2018 |
| Spokane Bike Swap | $500 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2018 |
| Spokane Hope Program | $2,000 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2018 |
| Spokane Interative Arts | $2,000 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2018 |
| Spokane Public Library | $2,000 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2018 |
| Tenant Union Of Wa | $2,000 | Seattle, WA, US | General Fund | 2018 |
| The Native Project | $2,000 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2018 |
| Volunteers Of America | $1,000 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2018 |
| Saranac Llc | $8,732 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2018 |
| Center For Justice | $2,900 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2017 |
| Futurewise | $2,000 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2017 |
| Partners Through Art | $1,000 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2017 |
| Peace Justice Action League | $2,150 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2017 |
| Refugee Connections Spokane | $2,000 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2017 |
| Snap | $500 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2017 |
| Ywca | $500 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2017 |
| American Institute For Economic Research | $1,500 | Great Barrington, MA, US | General Fund | 2017 |
| Ammonite Ink | $795 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2017 |
| Corbin Senior Center | $2,000 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2017 |
| Evergreen State College | $250 | Olympia, WA, US | General Fund | 2017 |
| Friends Of The Centennial Trail | $500 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2017 |
| Kyrs | $2,000 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2017 |
| Naacp Fredom Fund | $2,000 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2017 |
| Project Hope | $2,000 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2017 |
| Spokane Arts | $2,000 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2017 |
| The Native Project | $1,500 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2017 |
| Transitions - New Leaf Bakery | $163 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2017 |
| Volunteers Of America | $1,500 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2017 |
| Artisans | $500 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2017 |
| Center For Justice | $6,500 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2016 |
| Christ The King Church | $200 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2016 |
| Inland Nw Permaculture Guild | $840 | Hot Springs, MT, US | General Fund | 2016 |
| Krys Thin Air Community Radiance | $3,350 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2016 |
| Lands Council | $500 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2016 |
| Partners Through Art | $2,000 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2016 |
| Peace Justice Action League | $8,000 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2016 |
| Refugee Connections Spokane | $75 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2016 |
| Snap | $1,000 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2016 |
| Spokane Interfaith | $2,000 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2016 |
| Win Win | $1,704 | Colbert, WA, US | General Fund | 2016 |
| Ywca | $125 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2016 |
| Catholic Charities | $1,500 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2016 |
| Edible Tree Project | $1,000 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2016 |
| Impanda Rwanda | $2,000 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2016 |
| Mockingbird Society | $2,000 | Seattle, WA, US | General Fund | 2016 |
| Naacp #1137 | $2,000 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2016 |
| Priority Spokaneinw Community Foundation | $1,000 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2016 |
| Project Hope | $1,000 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2016 |
| Salish School Of Spokane | $1,250 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2016 |
| Spokane Bible Church | $500 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2016 |
| Spokane Conservation District | $2,000 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2016 |
| Spokane Hope | $2,000 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2016 |
| Spokane Symphony | $2,000 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2016 |
| Spokane Valley Partners | $2,000 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2016 |
| St Andrews Episcopal Church | $2,000 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2016 |
| Terain | $1,930 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2016 |
| Transitions | $2,000 | Spokane, WA, US | General Fund | 2016 |
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Contact Information
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| EIN | 37-1465273 |
| Website | N/A |
| Address | 25 W MAIN SUITE 210 Spokane, WA 99201-0000 |
Key People (5)
Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee Community Building Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.
| Executive Director | Kathryn C Sheehan |
|---|---|
| President | James L Sheehan |
| Director | Joseph M Sheehan |
| Director | Patty Gates |
| Director | Matt Santangelo |
Forms 990-PF
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Form 990-PF Research Tips
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- Check Part I for total assets, annual giving amounts, and payout requirements
- Examine Part VIII for key personnel compensation and board structure
- Look for trends across multiple years to understand giving patterns
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